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Chris Claydon.
@shinemyrideuk.bsky.social
Former valeter/detailer. Navigating grief. Owned by a cat.
Went on an ebay collection caper into rural Devon today.

My thirteen year old Ford Mondeo Mk4.5 put a big smile on my face. It was epic through the twisty stuff.

So much has happened in the past few years that has very much overshadowed..... everything. I can't remember enjoying a drive that much.
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
If you are fed up with the big mobile networks charging so much for SIM only, take a look at the MVNO that use their networks. That's what I did.

Example, Vodafone SIM only, 5GB Data, unlimited texts and calls, for £15.

Lebara uses Vodafone's network, but only charges £5 for the same allowances.
October 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Team - I need your help to promote my little Channel (because growth is hard and your support is necessary and appreciated)

If you could ... Could you share this link to my latest video? 😁👍

youtu.be/t5J649taUuE
Why My Dad INSPIRED Me To Buy THIS Rover 75 (In Wedgewood Blue)
YouTube video by Jon Coupland Cars
youtu.be
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Last night I took one of my favourite ever Barn Owl photos! 😀😍
Do you like it? 🦉
#birds 🐦🪶
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
One of my favourite birds, what an epic picture.
Gorgeous Barn Owl on the Somerset Levels this evening. 😍🦉
#Birds 🪶
February 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Badger loved to gaze into a moonlit night,
Seeing what he could see in low dancing light.

One glance wasn't enough to take it all in,
And to truly see what was hidden within.

With patience, he studied each shadow, each hue,
And saw more with his heart than his eyes ever knew.
February 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Tonight, Hare would look up to her #SnowMoon contemplating all the new beginnings that were hers for the taking.
By morning, this potential would reveal itself, but for now, there was nothing to do but wait;
gaze upon the Moon and wait for the magic to start.
#MoonGazingHare
February 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A recently missed opportunity had left Otter quite disappointed.
Rather than dwell on it though, she was reminded of the words of someone wiser than her.

‘What’s for you won’t go by you,’ they always said.

‘Yes,’ she thought with a smile, ‘if it’s meant for me it will find me.’
February 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Out of my skill and/or motivation or ability set, but seems quite cheap to me?

I did always like the 45 saloon.

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January 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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10,000,000s of Brits are being ripped off by overpaying on energy, mobile, broadband, water bills and more. Tonight on 8pm ITV it's BillBuster time. I'll show you how to fight back by cutting costs and keeping more cash in your pockets not theirs. Please do share and pass word.
January 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Sun had almost gone as Moon started to shine.
In the gloaming Owl began her journey into night.

She had rested well and woken with the stars,
Eager to explore the tender beauty of the dark.

Night was hers, her time to fly free,
Where shadows whispered secrets only she could see.
January 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Fox had something special in her sights.
She was focused and she knew she could do it.
She wasn't denying it'd be hard, and occasionally she had doubts, but she knew she was capable of whatever she set her sights on.
She had a true belief in herself.
Enough to achieve anything.

#JanuaryThoughts
January 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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In the bracken and the heather, Stag was waiting to lead us deeper into the mysteries of the otherworld and enchantment of this one.
He'd journeyed many times between the two and wanted to share his secrets.
First step, he thought, is just to enjoy the bracken and the heather.
December 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Hare had spent a lot of time living with an edge of anxiety and a whole lot of worry.
All that worrying really had come to nothing.
It hadn’t made things easier, it hadn’t stopped things happening and it hadn’t made her feel better.
So, she decided to give it up.

#whenbeastsspoke
December 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM